Going back to the good old days. That's the British plan to avoid consuming more heating oil.
The plan is for the government to provide "2 million tonnes a year more wood available for fuel by 2020 through better forest management and support." If you've been to the UK you'll notice that most British homes are individually warmed up by coal, gas or oil.
On the question whether burning wood is more environmentally friendly than burning oil, apparently the answer is yes, to the tune of avoiding 400,000 tons of carbon compared to burning the equivalent in fossil fuel.
And how to deal with the remaining carbon that's released anyway? The British Forestry Commission will plant more trees to absorb some according to the report, suggesting that this is a program aimed at reducing carbon emissions, not eliminate it.
It does leave me wondering whether balancing carbon emissions is a factor in the sustainable logging programs in Malaysia or whether it is purely in support of an economic activity.
Read the complete report here.
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